Butchery Specialist - regional manger at Ora invest T/A intermarket (2025-03 – Present)
Still employed looking for a job back in South Africa
- Stock control
- In control of 4 butchery departments in the intermarket group
- Stock take
- Calculating margins and GP
- Ordering of meat spice etc
- Neg. With suppliers working closely with commercial team
- Doing store visits and making sure all standards are being kept according to company policy
- Arranging promotikns for all stores on a weekly basis
Butchery manager at The Patient Butcher (2020-11 – 2020-02)
Looking for something better. And stuck working for a private guy so where I am is where I'll sTay no growth promises were made and never kept
- Stock control
- Writing out GRV for received stock
- Cashing up
- Opening and closing of the store
- Stock take
- Calculating margins and GP
- Ordering of meat spice etc
Butchery Manager at Checkers (2016-12 – 2019-06)
Pursued own biltong business.
- Ensure that budgeted Sales, GP, Expense, and Profitability targets are met
- Day-to-day operational oversight of butcheries, including the design and implementation of operational controls
- Ensure that stock losses are minimized and kept within budget
- Day-to-day monitoring of sales, GPs, and stock losses, with follow-up where required
- Procurement of stock
- Arranging promotional activities or stock with suppliers and ensuring effective implementation of promotions at the retail stores
- Liaise with service providers and Store Managers regarding weekly marketing and ensuring implementation at retail stores
- Managing and ensuring customer service training is done regularly and ensuring that all policies and procedures applicable to customer service are adhered to at all times and following up any deviations with disciplinary action, as well as corrective measures to ensure no such behavior occurs again
- Managing and ensuring retail stores adhere to stock control procedures, rotation, ordering, buying, and goods receiving ensuring that all policies and procedures are at all times and following up any deviations with the appropriate disciplinary action
- This includes following up on any stock count variances and assisting with their resolution in whatever way necessary to bring the variance within budget
- Ensuring adherence at all stores to the company's production, cutting, block test, and recipe controls
- Managing and ensuring adherence store hygiene
- Monthly competitor analysis and butchery performance reporting
Butchery Manager at Braai Revolution (2014-04 – 2016-11)
Company liquidated.
- Staff Management
- Procurement of stock
- Blockman duties
Butcher Manager at Estrol Supermarket (2012-03 – 2014-03)
Accepted offer from Braai Revolution.
- Stock Ordering
- Filling up Shelf Stock Rotations
- Returns
- Negotiating with suppliers
- Customer Service
- Working out cost and sales, Including my weekly GPs
Blockman at Checkers (2011-08 – 2012-02)
Better Opportunity.
- Stock control
- GRV of stock
- Assist when the manager was on leave
Blockman at Boulevard Meat Market (2006-01 – 2011-07)
Better Opportunity.
- Open and Closing of the shop
- Doing till duties and cashing
- Checking in the stock
- Invoicing out goods to clients
- Ordering of meat
- Dealing with clients on a face-to-face basis
- Phoning clients to confirm their orders and giving them the best service
